Jennifer Brooke Sargent 106 Stonehouse Summit Rd., Orford, NH 03777; home/cell (603) 520-5305 Jennifer.B.Sargent@Dartmouth.edu; office (603) 646-9778 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF WRITING, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH September 2006 present (professional leave June 2010 - August 2012) Depending on academic term, teach Writing 5: Crime, the Criminal Mind, and the Courtroom; Writing 5: Truth, Justice and the American Way Without Superman: The American Criminal Justice System; Writing 43/Government 60: The Written Judicial Opinion; and Writing 7: The Ethics of Power. Train and coach Dartmouth Moot Court Team. OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT DIRECTOR OF JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF PART-TIME J.D. EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM July 2005 June 2009 (Assistant Professor of Law 2002-2004) Taught the following courses: Legal Profession (Legal Ethics); Judicial Ethics Seminar; Criminal Procedure; Evidence; Criminal Law (General Practice Program). Coached Moot Court Trial Team. Directed and managed Judicial Externship Program and J.D. Externship Program (both field placement and academic component). Created, directed and managed all aspects of the Judicial Externship Program and J.D. Externship Program. Designed and implemented field placement and mentor procedures, including recruiting lawyers and judges as field placement supervisors. Developed program budgets, negotiated budgets with Finance Office and Dean s Office, and consistently and successfully ran programs below budget. Recruited, interviewed, assessed and accepted or rejected student applicants. Worked individually, via distance education tools, with all supervisors and students in both programs. Designed and taught the academic component of each program in accordance with American Bar Association and American Association of Law School accreditation and curricular criteria. Reported directly to the Academic Dean. FACULTY, National Judicial College, Reno, NV February 2005 present Specially recognized for five years of teaching excellence. Instructed judges from around the nation on various substantive legal subjects, including Evidence, Advanced Evidence, Criminal Procedure and Judicial Immunity. Administered the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to judges and instructed them on interpretation of the results to assist them in developing sound judicial communication, listening, and administrative skills. 1
ADJUNCT FACULTY, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT July 2000 July 2002 Taught Criminal Law section of the General Practice Program (simulated law practice program) and J.D. Internship Orientation classes. Co-administered the J.D. Internship Program. LEGAL EXPERIENCE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, New Hampshire Supreme Court Office of Attorney Discipline, Concord, NH June 2010 April 2011 Served as chief prosecutor for the State of New Hampshire in attorney discipline cases. Interacted and negotiated with opposing counsel, respondent attorneys and complainants. Wrote notices of charges, stipulations, motions, sanctions memoranda, and petitions for original jurisdiction to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Conducted trials before Professional Conduct Committee hearing panels. Presented oral arguments before the Professional Conduct Committee. SPECIAL JUSTICE, LITTLETON, LANCASTER AND HAVERHILL DISTRICT COURTS Littleton, Lancaster and Haverhill, New Hampshire (and circuiting judge for all NH District Courts) August 2002 June 2010 Appointed to the New Hampshire District Court by Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Adjudicated all matters at the District Court level. Rendered oral and written decisions and verdicts. Voluntarily resigned judgeship in order to become New Hampshire s Disciplinary Counsel. MANAGING ATTORNEY, New Hampshire Public Defender, Orford and Littleton, NH December 1999 August 2000 Managed all attorneys, investigators and support staff in Grafton and Coos County Offices of the New Hampshire Public Defender. Screened all incoming cases and assigned cases accordingly. Handled all inter-office personnel issues, including work performance issues and behavioral issues. Trained and mentored attorneys, and evaluated attorney performance according to standard evaluation procedure. Implemented senior management directives and routinely assessed the efficacy of those directives, adapting the directives to fit the needs and character of my offices. Negotiated with senior management for better technological support, office equipment and phone service to maximize job efficiency and satisfaction for all staff. Interfaced with all courts in Grafton and Coos Counties to maintain good relationships between public defender staff and judges and court clerks. Continued to maintain a caseload and provide representation at all stages of proceedings. Management training included: NHHRC training on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace Conflict of interest recognition and management for case assignment Support staff hiring and termination Handling complaints or concerns regarding staff performance 2
STAFF ATTORNEY AND APPELLATE DEFENDER, New Hampshire Public Defender, Dover, Concord and Orford, NH July 1997 July 2000; August 1993 - February 1997 (Managing Attorney 99-00) Worked as a Public Defender in Strafford, Merrimack and Grafton Counties. Represented indigent clients, both adult and juvenile, accused of homicide, felony and misdemeanor offenses. Represented clients at all stages of criminal proceedings, including arraignments, bail hearings, evidentiary hearings, changes of plea, probation violations, bench trials, jury trials, sentencing hearings, competency hearings and appeals. Practiced at the District, Superior and Supreme Court levels. Wrote appellate briefs and argued appeals before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Additional Public Defender experience includes: Staff Attorney Hiring Committee, 1994-1997 Summer Intern Hiring Coordinator, 1998 New Lawyer Training Lecturer, 1997 - present CLE Lecturer - various criminal law and evidence topics, 1997- present (CLEs sponsored by the NH Bar Association and the New Hampshire Public Defender) LITIGATION ASSOCIATE, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Manchester, NH February 1997 - July 1997 Represented clients at all stages of civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts. Worked primarily in the field of Employment Law as an associate in the Employment Law Practice Group. Worked in conjunction with other associates and directors on cases. Researched legal issues and drafted both memoranda and pleadings. JUDICIAL LAW CLERK, Vermont Superior, District and Family Courts, Montpelier, VT August 1992 August 1993 Law Clerk to Judges Dean Pineles, Alan Cook, and Amy Davenport in the Washington County and Orange County Superior, District and Family Courts. Researched and drafted opinions, jury instructions and legal memoranda. Observed evidentiary hearings, conferenced with judges, researched issues presented at hearings and edited opinions for final publication. Maintained an index of all district court opinions rendered by district court judges statewide for the Vermont Bar Association. ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS INSTITUTE FOR WRITING AND RHETORIC, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Mini-grant for research (June 2009-June 2010) and presentation at the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL) Topic: According to adult learning theory, what kinds of feedback from faculty are most useful to students progress as writers, speakers and thinkers? Designing Effective Writing Assignments (DCAL) (Spring 2008) 3
EDUCATION SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Boston, MA Juris Doctor, May 1992 Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Academic Excellence: Constitutional Law, 1990; Family Law, 1992; Administrative Law, 1992; Dean s List; Moot Court Board, Executive Staff Member, 1990-1992; Director, Third Year Mock Trial Competition, 1991-1992; Best Oral Advocate, First Year Moot Court Competition, 1990; Finalist, McLaughlin Moot Court Competition, 1990 EMORY UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Arts, dual degree in Political Science and Sociology, May 1989 LECTURES (ETHICS), PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS March 25-26, 2011 American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law Lecturer/Panelist: Ethical Dilemmas Posed by Lateral Hiring February 12, 2010 NH Bar Association, Manchester NH Panelist: Legal Ethics Panel, Mid-Year Bar Association Meeting February 12, 2010 NH Bar Association, Manchester NH Participant: Legal Ethics game show (role of judge), Mid-Year Bar Association Meeting June 12, 2007 Department of Vermont State s Attorneys, Annual Conference, Burlington, VT Lecture: Ethical Prosecution: Rule 3.8 and Current Case Law April 11, 2007 Frank Rowe Kenison Inn of Court, Hanover, NH Lecture: Ethical Considerations in the Use and Production of Metadata Within Electronically Transmitted Documents February 16, 2007 New Hampshire Bar Association, Manchester, NH Lecture: Achieving Legally Ethical Work-Life Balance March 15, 2006 - Vermont Chapter of the Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Lecture: Snakes and Sharks: Ethics for the "Cold-Blooded" -- How ethical practice reassures the public of the integrity and professionalism of individuals in fact, standard and rule-based professions April 1, 2005 Vermont Law Review Symposium, Judicial Accountability Panelist: Judicial Ethics in Vermont 4
LECTURES (OTHER), PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS November 10, 2010 New Hampshire Bar Association, Concord, NH Lecture: Effective Legal Writing to Persuade the Trial Judge October 15, 2010 New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Manchester, NH Lecture: The Angry Client: Avoiding Malpractice and Professional Conduct Complaints October 12-15, 2009 National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lecture: The Fundamentals of Evidence (all evidence lectures) March 2, 2009 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Real Beauty Initiative, Keynote Speaker Presentation: Female Family Dynamics in Women s Correctional Facilities April 22, 2008 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning Lecture: Designing Effective Writing Assignments March 31- April 3, 2008 National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lectures: 4 th and 5 th Amendment Law November 11, 2008 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Wheelock Cluster Lecture Series: Organized Crime October 22-26, 2007 - National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lectures: Ethics for Judges; 4 th and 5 th Amendment Law August 27-31, 2007 National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lecture: The Fundamentals of Evidence (all evidence lectures) July 23-24, 2007 - National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lecture: Evidence for Judges May 24, 2007 Gruter Institute, Law, Behavior & the Brain, Squaw Valley, CA Panelist, Science in the Courtroom: Gatekeepers Under Rule 702 and Daubert October 23-27, 2006 - National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lectures: Comprehensive Evidence; Comprehensive Criminal Procedure 4 th and 5 th Amendments; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/Knowing Yourself and Others July 18-21, 2006 National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lectures: Comprehensive Criminal Procedure 4 th and 5 th Amendments; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/Knowing Yourself and Others 5
May 1-3, 2006 - National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lectures: Judicial Immunity; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/Knowing Yourself and Others April 25-26, 2006 - Montana Judicial College, Missoula, MT Lecture: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/Knowing Yourself and Others Lecture: Civil Case Review: Jurisdiction, Venue and Judgments for Trial Judges May 25-26, 2005 National Judicial College, Reno, NV Lectures: Judicial Immunity and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/Knowing Yourself and Others BAR ADMISSIONS Vermont, 1992; New Hampshire, 1993 good standing in both states PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Dartmouth Lawyers Association (Honorary Member), September 2008 - present National Association of Women Judges, 2002 June 2010 Clinical Legal Education Association, 2001 June 2010 New Hampshire Bar Association, 1993 present Vermont Bar Association, 1992 present Frank Rowe Kenison Inn of Court, 1999 present (Treasurer 2001-03 term) New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1993 2002 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998 2002 Charles C. Doe Inn of Court, 1994-1998 DARTMOUTH COLLEGE HONOR SENIOR CLASS DAY FACULTY SPEAKER, Dartmouth College Elected Senior Class Day Faculty Speaker by Dartmouth s Class of 2010. Addressed Class of 2010 students and guests at Dartmouth College Class Day Exercises on June 12, 2010. 6